IJmuiden weather in November

In November, IJmuiden sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 103 mm of precipitation across 16.9 wet days and about 8.5 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is IJmuiden's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see IJmuiden's year-round climate.

Daytime high
10°
7th warmest
Overnight low
6th coldest
Precipitation
103 mm
16.9 wet days
Daylight
8 h 24 min
8:14 AM – 4:40 PM
Cloud cover
75%
12th clearest
Wind
27 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
0.91 kWh/m²
Travel score
1.9
out of 10

IJmuiden is town in Velsen, Netherlands.

Air quality
Moderate
PM2.5 11.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Founded
1876

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 12°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical November day in IJmuiden reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
11210
21210
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4129
5129
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7119
8119
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10119
11118
12118
13118
14108
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How November really feels in IJmuiden

Once humidity and wind are folded in, November averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

November sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

IJmuiden weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 7th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / 8214.80.980.4
Feb / 6211.91.49.50.3
Mar / 5711.30.511.51.1
Apr10° / 439.3013.62.3
May13° / 11°5710.2015.53.8
Jun16° / 14°6311.1016.54.8
Jul18° / 16°8112.6016.15.7
Aug19° / 17°10513.8014.55.7
Sep17° / 15°10614012.44.9
Oct14° / 11°12015.4010.33.5
Nov10° / 10316.90.28.51.9
Dec / 99160.87.50.9

Cloud cover in November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 11% of the time in November, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 73%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
22971
32872
42872
52872
62872
72872
82872
92773
102773
112773
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Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

IJmuiden gets around 103 mm of rain and snow over 16.9 wet days in November. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 56% and peaks near 59% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1550
2560
3560
4570
5580
6580
7590
8590
9590
10590
11590
12590
13580
14580
15570
16570
17560
18551
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20541
21531
22531
23521
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25521
26521
27522
28522
29522
30522

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of November feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1982
2982
3982
4991
5991
6991
7991
8991
91000
101000
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Wind in November

Winds average 27 km/h in November.

Across November, daily wind ranges from about 27 km/h on the calmest days to 28 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
128breezy
228breezy
328breezy
428breezy
528breezy
628breezy
728breezy
828breezy
928breezy
1027breezy
1127breezy
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Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 18 min at the start of November to 7 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 90 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:47 AM to 8:36 AM, and sunset from 5:04 PM to 4:26 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.37:475:04
29.27:485:02
39.27:505:00
49.17:524:58
59.07:544:57
69.07:564:55
78.97:584:53
88.98:004:52
98.88:014:50
108.88:034:48
118.78:054:47
128.68:074:45
138.68:094:44
148.58:104:43
158.58:124:41
168.48:144:40
178.48:164:39
188.38:174:37
198.38:194:36
208.28:214:35
218.28:224:34
228.18:244:33
238.18:264:32
248.18:274:31
258.08:294:30
268.08:304:29
277.98:324:28
287.98:334:27
297.98:354:26
307.88:364:26

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 0.91 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.57 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in June across the year — November's 0.91 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
11.3Dim
21.2Dim
31.2Dim
41.2Dim
51.1Dim
61.1Dim
71.1Dim
81.1Dim
91.1Dim
101.0Dim
111.0Dim
121.0Dim
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Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit IJmuiden?

Our two travel scores rate November for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

1.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
7th-best month of the year

November is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in IJmuiden.

What to pack for IJmuiden in November

From November's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In November, IJmuiden sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 8°C. Pack a warm layer and rain gear. Worth having: a windbreaker. About 17 days see rain.

a warm layerrain geara windbreaker

Sea temperature near IJmuiden in November

The nearest coast averages about 11°C in November — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 19°C and coldest in February near 5°C.

The water stays below 20°C all year — cool enough that most swimmers want a wetsuit.

5°10°15°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshing
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb5Bracing
Mar6Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul17Cool
Aug19Cool
Sep17Cool
Oct15Bracing
Nov11Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in IJmuiden in November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in IJmuiden peaks around June 23 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near January 1 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJun 23UV 6Jan 1UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr3Moderate
May5Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug6High
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Moderate
Nov1Low
Dec1Low
Location & terrain

Where is IJmuiden?

IJmuiden sits at 52.5°N, 4.6°E, 11 m above sea level, in The Netherlands. The nearest listed city is Velsen-Zuid, 3.0 km away.

Topography around IJmuiden

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of IJmuiden.

Within 3 km, the terrain around IJmuiden has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 44 m around an average of 8 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 64 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 95 m.

The land around IJmuiden is covered by artificial surfaces (35%) and trees (33%) within 3 km, water (42%) and grassland (26%) within 16 km, and water (43%) and grassland (25%) within 80 km.

3 km
44 m
16 km
64 m
80 km
95 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
November weather nearby: Velsen-Zuid 3.0 km · Beverwijk 4.0 km · Velserbroek 5.0 km · Heemskerk 7.0 km · Haarlem 9.0 km · Assendelft 9.0 km · Castricum 11 km · Zandvoort 11 km

The Netherlands travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 84% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$73,684
2025
Happiness
7.2 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
100%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
0.7
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
4
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 624
Religion
none 54%Roman Catholic 20%Protestant 15%other 6%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for IJmuiden (52.4603°, 4.6105°, elevation 11 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).